"This woman has lost her wallet."

Translation: Ta kobieta zgubiła portfel.

[szarl]

A dlaczego nie "Ta kobieta straciła swój portfel"?

[luless]

It would be strange to hear that. Stracić would be used if the action of losing is caused by something/someone external, not subject i.e. you can lose money - stracić pieniądze (on stock market) and lose money - zgubić pieniądze (you forgot where you had put your coins/bills).

[br0d4]

It would be correct if we were f.ex. describing a robbery, that caused the lost.

[Philipp88107]

So... Przegrała is losing in a game?

[alik1989]

Yes.

[JanKLinde]

And what about losing money in a game?

[br0d4]

I am not sure what is actually your question about, but perhaps that would clear things a bit:

• zgubić https://sjp.pwn.pl/szukaj/zgubi%C4%87.html
  https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/polish-english/gubic
  https://www.diki.pl/slownik-angielskiego?q=zgubi%C4%87

  • to leave or drop something involuntary
  • to make sb. lost, drive sb. to a ruin
  • to risk sb. death
  • (colloquial) to escape a pursuit

• stracić https://sjp.pwn.pl/szukaj/straci%C4%87.html
  https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/polish-english/tracic
  https://www.diki.pl/slownik-angielskiego?q=straci%C4%87

  • to stop possessing something
  • to suffer a material loss
  • to forfeit sth.
  • to lose a part of value due to unfavourable circumstances
  • to execute sb.

• przegrać https://sjp.pwn.pl/szukaj/przegra%C4%87.html
  https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/polish-english/przegrywac
  https://www.diki.pl/slownik-angielskiego?q=przegra%C4%87

  • to lose in a game
  • to suffer a fiasco
  • to pass sth. up in a game, or gambling
  • to play once (usually the first time) a piece of music according to the musical notes
  • to play an instrument or a game for some time
  • to be recognized as worse quality than something else
  • to suffer from misfortune
  • to copy a music or movie from one media to another
  • (in theatre) to play a role with exaggeration

So, in a game one may "stracić" or "przegrać" money as in this context these mean almost the same - but not "zgubić".

However, playing for money may not only cause someone "przegrać", but also make sb. "stracić" everything, and even more, it may even "zgubić" someone totally.

[JanKLinde]

Yes, my question was about 'przegrać' or 'stracić' for losing money while playing Poker, Roulette etc. So both are correct...

Dziękuję bardzo!

[br0d4]

I would add, that "przegrać" may refer either to losing in one game of a match or losing the whole match, if it was played fairly.
And "stracić" refers rather to the total loss in a match, or losing in a foul play.